vencer

/benˈθeɾ/ · B1 · verb

to defeat, to win, to conquer

🏆 From Latin vincere, the root of invincible, victory and vanquish

Caesar's veni, vidi, vici ends with vici, which comes from the same verb. The expire sense comes from a deadline winning out: el plazo vence means the time limit has run out.

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